Forum: The Basics
September 29th 10, 01:16 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,270
Windows Update problem
Automatic Updates tells me there is an update for Silverlight, and I
allow it to download and install. Its progress bar progresses and
finishes, and the message above it changes, and indicates that...
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Forum: The Basics
September 23rd 10, 11:36 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,304
WindowsClear
Chuck U. Farley wrote:
"William Lurie" wrote in message
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VanguardLH wrote:
William Lurie wrote:
Trying to run...
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Forum: The Basics
September 23rd 10, 08:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,304
WindowsClear
VanguardLH wrote:
William Lurie wrote:
Trying to run WindowsUpdate led me to an invitation to install
WindowsClear. I let it install but it refused to run, gave me the
familiar...
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Forum: The Basics
September 23rd 10, 06:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,304
WindowsClear
Trying to run WindowsUpdate led me to an invitation to install
WindowsClear. I let it install but it refused to run, gave me the
familiar "Report the malfunction to Microsoft?" or whatever it...
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Forum: The Basics
September 22nd 10, 05:40 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,389
No windows update any more?
On 9/19/2010 2:58 PM, Richard wrote:
"William wrote in message
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BillH wrote:
On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:33:03 -0400,...
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Forum: The Basics
September 2nd 10, 10:53 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,292
Swap file size
Stan Brown wrote:
On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:02:13 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:
On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:59:28 -0400, William Lurie wrote:
I think I need to increase size of swap file. I have a...
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Forum: The Basics
August 31st 10, 06:41 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,292
Swap file size
pjp wrote:
"William Lurie" wrote in message
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I think I need to increase size of swap file. I have a monstrous file
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Forum: The Basics
August 31st 10, 02:59 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,292
Swap file size
I think I need to increase size of swap file. I have a monstrous file
(apparently greater than 1 GB) to download and it is taking intolerably
long. Using XP Home/ SP3 with 1.5 GB RAM. Plenty of...
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Forum: The Basics
August 26th 10, 08:26 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,389
No windows update any more?
Anthony Buckland wrote:
"William Lurie" wrote in message
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XP Home-SP3 --
Been a while since I clicked StartAll...
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Forum: The Basics
August 26th 10, 07:08 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,389
No windows update any more?
BillH wrote:
On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:33:03 -0400, William Lurie
wrote:
occam wrote:
On 26/08/2010 04:52, William Lurie wrote:
XP Home-SP3 --
Been a while since...
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Forum: The Basics
August 26th 10, 02:11 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,389
No windows update any more?
Thanks for the compliment, Ben.
Now if you'd oblige with a link that works......that would be nice.
Ben Dover wrote:
You are truly evolving into a HoopleHead more and more every day.
"William...
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Forum: The Basics
August 26th 10, 12:33 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,389
No windows update any more?
occam wrote:
On 26/08/2010 04:52, William Lurie wrote:
XP Home-SP3 --
Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update.
Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7...
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Forum: The Basics
August 26th 10, 03:52 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,389
No windows update any more?
XP Home-SP3 --
Been a while since I clicked StartAll ProgramsWindows Update.
Now it takes me to nothing but Windows 7 advertising.
Has Micosoft stopped updating XP?
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Forum: The Basics
August 13th 10, 12:17 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,230
Windows Update has changed
Penn E. Loafer wrote:
"William Lurie" wrote in message
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I don't want Windows Update ever to install anything except when I have...
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Forum: The Basics
August 12th 10, 12:56 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,230
Windows Update has changed
I don't want Windows Update ever to install anything except when I have
already reviewed and accepted it.
Overnight last night it decided to do a bunch of installing and the
Windows Update site...
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Forum: The Basics
August 9th 10, 01:45 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,388
Access Denied Error
VanguardLH wrote:
William Lurie wrote:
My XP-Home-SP3 system recently developed the habit of giving an error
pane during Start Up. I click to close it but I'd like to avoid it. I
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Forum: The Basics
August 8th 10, 12:48 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,388
Access Denied Error
My XP-Home-SP3 system recently developed the habit of giving an error
pane during Start Up. I click to close it but I'd like to avoid it. I
don't think I did anything to cause it, and suspect that...
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Forum: The Basics
July 6th 10, 12:24 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,268
Setting up newsgroup support
Stan Brown wrote:
On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:44:20 -0400, William Lurie wrote:
This is a second test msg. If it flies, I'm going to try
a newly created message on a new thread (but I apologize...
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Forum: The Basics
July 5th 10, 11:52 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,278
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Forum: The Basics
July 5th 10, 11:44 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,268
Setting up newsgroup support
William Lurie wrote:
This is a test message. Please ignore.
This is a second test msg. If it flies, I'm going to try
a newly created message on a new thread (but I apologize for
using up so much of...
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Forum: The Basics
July 5th 10, 11:29 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 47
Views: 4,802
Is this the right group....
William B. Lurie wrote:
I am now in eternal-september and the old microsoft newsgroup,
but this is a test of sending a message......
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Forum: The Basics
July 5th 10, 11:17 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,268
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